Statistics
85% of travel and hospitality business operators in Japan are forced to limit their operation hours due to labour shortage
85% of travel and hospitality business operators in Japan were forced to limit their operation hours due to labour shortage. The hospitality industry has struggled with their operations, such as reduce in operation days (51%).
Japanese remote workers in Tokyo remain 40% with more hybrid-typed works combing with coming into office
The ratio of employed remote workers in Japan decreased from 26.1% in FY2022 to 24.8% in FY2023. In Tokyo Metropolitan area, the ratio remained about 40%.
JAL and ANA have received around 10% more international flight bookings for this coming Golden Week holiday period
ANA and JAL have received around 10% more international flight bookings for this coming Golden Week holiday period. ANA's bookings on Honolulu flights increased by 1.5 times to record-high 15,993.
Japanese outbound travelers still recovered slowly to 1.2 million in March 2024
The number of Japanese outbound travelers was down 36.8% to 1,219,800 in March 2024 compared to the same month 2019.
International visitors to Japan exceeded 3 million in March 2024, the record-breaking single month result in the history
The number of international visitors to Japan in March 2024 was up 11.6% to record-high 3,081,600 on a single month, boosted by cherry blossom and the Easter break.
Guest nights in home-sharing in Japan for the first two months of 2024 were 30% more than a year ago
The number of guest nights in lawfully-registered home-sharing properties for the first two months of 2024 was up 27.7% to 239,333 compared to a year ago. Tokyo had the most 132,137 guest days.
Interest in overseas travel of Japanese people is much lower than the world’s average
American Express International’s survey ‘American Express Global Travel Trend Report’ finds the ratio of Japanese people who answered that they want to travel overseas more than before in 2024 was just 15%, which was much lower than the world average.
Foreigners’ guest nights in Japan were up 23% in February 2024 compared to pre-pandemic
The total number of guest nights in February 2024 (provisionally) was up 17.0% year on year to 48.2 million. Guest nights by foreigner travelers were up 23.4% to 11.4 million compared to the same month of 2019.
Japanese outbound travelers still recovered slowly in February 2024
The number of Japanese outbound travelers was down 36.2% to 978,900 in February 2024 compared to the same month 2019.
International visitors to Japan were record-high 2.8 million for February
The number of international visitors to Japan in February 2024 was up 7.1% to 2,788,000 compared to the same month of 2019, which were record-high on a single month basis after the pandemic.
Japanese passport issues were up 2.8 times to 3.4 million in 2023, with half issued to 30 years old or younger
The number of general passport issues was up 2.8 times year on year to 3,401,533 in 2023. The total of valid passports as of the end of 2023 reached 21.5 million, about 240,000 fewer passports than a year ago.
Port calls of foreign-based cruise ships in Japan in 2023 recovered to 63% of the peak in 2017
The number of inbound cruise travelers was 356,000 in 2023, which was 14% of the peak in 2017. The total number of cruise part calls in Japan increased by 2.5 times year on year to 1,854, which recovered to 63% of the peak in 2018.
60% of Japanese people agree to dual-pricing for inbound travelers, while 50% of 60s disagree
42.2% of Japanese people recognized what dual-pricing is, and 29.4% agreed to it, and 28.9% fairly agreed to it. 39.2% answered that dual-pricing encourages you to travel in Japan.
ikyu.com is top OTA in Japan for Net Promoter Score, followed by Rakuten Travel and Expedia
No.1 Japanese Net Promoter Score (NPS) OTA is ikyu.com, followed by Rakuten Travel and the Expedia. ikyu.com gets high scores in higher products than expected or imagined and high-quality travel.
Japanese outbound travelers in January 2024 increased by 90% year on year, but still decreased by 40% over 2019
The number of Japanese outbound travelers was down 42.3% to 838,600 in January 2024 compared to the same month 2019.
International visitors to Japan from 10 source markets reached record-high for January
The number of international visitors to Japan in January 2024 was 2,688,1000, almost the same number as January 2019. Visitors from 10 source markets reached record-high for January.
Foreigners’ guest nights in Japan were up 32% in December 2023 compared to pre-pandemic
The total number of guest nights in December 2023 (provisionally) was up 9.4% year on year to 51.5 million, which were also up 9.3% compared to the same month of 2019. Foreigner travelers were up 32.3% to 12.1 million.
Narita Airport recovered international flight passengers to 70% of the pre-pandemic level in 2023 due to surge in inbound travelers
Narita International Airport passengers in 2023 was up 12% year on year to 32.7 million, out of which international flight passengers were up 77% to 25 million. Inbound travelers were up 270% year on year to 16 million (down 12% over 2019).
Spending in Japan by international travelers in 2023 reached record-high 5.3 trillion JPY
Spending in Japan by international travelers in 2023 increased by 9.9% to record-high 5,292 billion JPY compared to 2019. Taiwan was the top source market with 778.6 billion JPY.
Japanese outbound travelers were 9.6 million in 2023, not reaching half of those in 2019
The number of Japanese outbound travelers was down 52.1% to 9,624,100 in 2023 compared to 2019, though the result was about 3.5 times more than 2022.
